Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 14

Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac

Devanagari script

भ्रामितस्यातिवेगेन नारदांशुमतो ऽपि हि भुजौ हस्वत्वमापन्नौ त्रुटितस्नायुबन्धनौ

Transliteration

bhrāmitasyātivegena nāradāṃśumato 'pi hi bhujau hasvatvamāpannau truṭitasnāyubandhanau

Translation

O Nārada, when he was whirled with excessive speed, even Aṃśumān’s arms became shortened, with the bindings of the sinews torn.

Word by Word

• भ्रामितस्य: of (him) who was whirled
• भ्रामितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; 'of the one who was made to whirl'

• अति-वेगेन: by excessive speed
• अति-वेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/अव्ययपूर्वपद: 'excessive' + 'speed'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; 'by excessive speed'

• नारद: Nārada
• नारद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; used as qualifier/name (contextual)

• अंशुमतः: of Aṃśumat
• अंशुमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; 'of Aṃśumat'

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; 'even/also'

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; 'indeed'

• भुजौ: (his) two arms
• भुजौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन; subject

• ह्रस्वत्वम्: shortness
• ह्रस्वत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रस्वत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; object/state attained

• आपन्नौ: became/attained
• आपन्नौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'having attained/became' (agreeing with भुजौ)

• त्रुटित-स्नायु-बन्धनौ: with broken sinew-bonds
• त्रुटित-स्नायु-बन्धनौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रुटित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + स्नायु (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-सन्निकर्ष: 'broken' qualifying 'sinew-bonds'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण of भुजौ

Speakers

• Direct address to Nārada is explicit; overall narratorial speaker not identified in the excerpt

Primary Deities

• Surya (Aṃśumān)

Key Themes

• Suffering of deities in narrative
• Karmic/episodic consequence
• Need for divine intervention
• Shaiva narrative frame (leads to Mahēśvara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power used without restraint produces real harm; the text underscores that even exalted beings are not beyond injury, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic that protection (rakṣā) and right order require a superior, stabilizing dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Carita (episode of divine beings) used pedagogically; it is not cosmogenesis but moralized narrative illustrating disorder and its rectification.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘shortening of arms’ and torn sinews can symbolize the impairment of agency and capacity (bāhu = strength/power); when cosmic functions are violently disrupted, their ‘powers’ become constrained until restored by a higher lord.